Moving SQL Server 2005 Installation folder

• matey

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  July 31, 2008 at 6:11 am

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  Hi All,

  I'm attempting to move the installation files for my SQL Server from D: to E: and was wondering how to do this in 2005?

• NicDX

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  July 31, 2008 at 7:50 am

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  Hi

  I would think that something like this might not be possible.

  Also I'd imagine that you would have dig around the registry of your server in order to make something like this work.

  Why not just do a clean installation on the new drive? You could install a new named instance on your server with the installation going to your desired location.

  You could then copy your databases across and once tested uninstall the origional installation?

  Any other suggestions?

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  July 31, 2008 at 9:00 am

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  Thanks for that, I thought the same and was wondering if there's a way in 2005 without hacking the registry. I guess a clean install is a better way forward.